Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1887-08-12
TERRITORIAL ITEMS.

TERRITORIAL ITEMS.
North Yakima recently received al
order for vegetables for Alaska.
Never in the history of Puget Sount
were sailors so scarce as at present.
Two hundred and thirty-four votes
were cast at the Port Townsend elec
ton.
Mrs. Coupe has donated 20 acres a,
Coupeville for the Congregational
academy.
Goods are now going into Eastern
Washington from San Francisco via
the switchback.
The Hall brothers are building at
Port Blakleya 3O0-ton schooner and
5OO-ton barkentine.
The Port Townsend Argus says that
a rolling mill is expected to be added
to the plant at Irondale.
From recent census of Tacoma and
Seattle the first named has popula-
ton OF 1922, while the latter has $12,-
1877.
The artesian we'll at Ritzville is be-
lug pushed down at a satisfactory rate.
The contract calls for depth of 100
feet.
Another batch of Cinnamon, with
their smuggled opium, passed through
Whatcom en- route for Seattle last
week.
Four hundred men will be employed
in the construction of the Northern
Pacific snow sheds on the Cascade
branch.
The Northern Pacific has doubled
the force of men on the transfer boat
at Kalama since the extra trains have
been running.
Portland still handles most of the
beef cattle shipped to the Sound from
the Yakima ecu nty, reaching above
two hundred per week.
The population OF Pierce county is
$4,000; value of real estate, 81 ,5OO,-
600; improvements, $1,2OO,OOO; per-
sonal estate, 81, ITS 900.
A prominent hop-grower of Puyal-
lup says that the yield will probably
not equal that of last year, but it will
exceed two-thirds' crop.
A. A. Spooner's 16O acre farm near
Lakeview is reported to have been
sold. 1t was in the market last year
at $12 900 and withdrawn.
The hop and garden lands are rap
idly advancing in value in and about
Puyallup. Unimproved land is sell
ing for 500 to $3.50 per acre.
Boston and Gloucester fishermen
are talking of establishing fishing
colony on the straits of Fuca with
headquarters at Port Townsend.
The death rates in Walla Walla the
past yeal was ten to every 1000 in
habitants. There were twice as many
births as deaths-52 boys and 81
girls.
County Commissioner John E.
Burns, of Pierce county, has resigned,
and the Commissioners elected Mr.. A.
F. Tullis to fill the vacancy. Mr..
Burns will 60 east.
A representative of the firm of Wa
Chong & Co., of Seattle was in North
Yakima, last week, negotiating for all
the surplus flour manufactured at this
point, for shipment to China.
Testers Iron Works, at Tacoma,
were seriously damaged by fire last
Saturday. The machine shop was
wholly consumed, and much of the
machinery considerably damaged.
At the present time over twenty
trains arrive and depart from Tacoma
daily; but few years ago one mixed
train, freight and passenger, arrived
and one departed each day from Ia
coma.
JIM. Ogle, who sold his farm, the
Murray place, 1T acres, for $4,000,
at profit of $4,5O0, has purchased OF
c. Helmold, ct Slaughter, 139 acres,
for S., 900, and has made 1900 by his
purchase.
The Northern Pacific Railroad Com
pany has changed the name of Puyal.
lup junction to Meeker," and the
proposed townsite will be surveyed
and plated soon, by its owner, Mr..
Ezra Meeker.
The Yakima Signal publishes a re-
port that some gentlemen from the
Sound have purchased large tract Of
the bench land situated to the north
of the Ahtanum and propose planting
it to hops and prunes.
An Indian, Skagit Toms brother,
was stabbed and killed at Utsalady on
the 3Oth ult. Another Indian did the
stabbing. A like occurrence hap
pened at the coal mines on the Skagit
recently, resulting in the death of an
Indian.
The population of Klickitat county
on the LIST Monday in April, according
to the census returns as made by the
Assessor, was 5,331, an increase since
the same time two years ago OF about
400. There are 1874 male citizens
over 81 years of age.
The Grand Army of the Republic OF
Toledo, Lewis county, will soon erect
a hall 2Ox5O feet. The Baptist church
is preparing to put up q house ol